Government & Politics

France ‘needs no lesson from the British’ over Calais migrant crisis French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the UK is using it as a ‘punching bag’ for British domestic policies.

(Politico) France “needs no lesson from the British” on the dispute between Paris and London over the handling of migrants attempting to cross the Channel to reach British shores, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told French media on Monday. “The British must […]

Government & Politics

France warns UK targets on migrant crossings would be ‘serious loss of trust’ The French interior minister and his British counterpart, Priti Patel, will hold ‘clarification’ talks on Wednesday.

(Politico) The French interior ministry said a mooted decision in the U.K. to pay France only if more migrants are stopped from crossing the Channel would represent “a grave loss of trust” between the two countries. “The conditions of the funding were […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Muslims in France worried over controversial anti-separatism bill Paris administration trying to criminalize Muslims, says French human rights activist

(Anadolu) The controversial anti-separatism bill in France limits the existence and rights of Muslims, a French Muslim human rights activist said on Sunday. “The anti-separatism bill completely limits the right to organization and the existence of Muslims as people who have Islamic […]

Clerics & Preachers

Mosque imam sacked in France for reciting verses deemed ‘contrary to values of Republic’ Human rights advocate criticizes French interior minister for targeting imams, for asking governor to dismiss imam

(Anadolu) The imam of a mosque in France’s Loire region was dismissed at the behest of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on the grounds that the verse and hadith the former recited in the Eid al-Adha prayer sermon were deemed “contrary to the […]